NCT03286647

Oral Hygiene Self-efficacy in Patients With Grief

Evaluation of Oral Hygiene Self-efficacy in Patients With Grief: a Short-term Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 90 (estimated)
• Sponsor: University of Sao Paulo General Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

to investigate the effect of oral hygiene self-efficacy in patients with grief (G) and complicated grief (CG)

Detailed description

Aim: to investigate the effect of oral hygiene self-efficacy in patients with grief (G) and complicated grief (CG). Study design: randomized controlled trial. Setting: Institute of Psychiatry-FMUSP (Ipq-FMUSP). Subjects: cases: patients seeking for treatment or under treatment for CG (Group 1), and patients with normal grief (Group 2). Controls: Hospital staff at the HC-FMUSP or volunteers from a list of other studies conducted at the Ipq-FMUSP (Group 3). Method. Psychiatric evaluation: Structured Clinical Interview (SCID), Texas Revised Inventory of Grief (TRIG) and clinical interview. Intervention: instruction of oral hygiene. Dental evaluation: probing depth, clinical attachment level, bleeding on probing, and frequency of plaque at six sites per tooth. Procedures: all participants will complete the psychiatry and dental evaluation at baseline. The bleeding on probing and frequency of plaque will be recorded at baseline, once a week (1 month follow-up) and at 3 months. The probing depth and clinical attachment level will be recorded at baseline and at 3 months. After 3 months, the patients will be referred for dental treatment.

Conditions

• Grief

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Oral hygiene instruction	the participants will receive instructions to perform a satisfatory oral hygiene

Timeline

• Start date: 2017-10-05
• Primary completion: 2017-10-05
• Completion: 2018-10-05
• First posted: 2017-09-18
• Last updated: 2017-09-18

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Brazil